Question

Identify and explain the two principles of justice presented by Rawls. Do you believe this is a workable solution to economic equality?

Answer 1

John Rawls an American based citizen who worked in Harward University press 1971 wrote an influential book on Theory of Justice.This book contains the primary idea and beliefs of Justice which was discussed by both philosophers and Non- philosophers. His theory helped to assist the society in its affairs.

John Rawls Principle of Justice:

According to his theory, Rawls stated that the self-interested persons who are i the veil of ignorance choosed two basic principles to formulate or create a society. They are:

1.Principle of Liberty:

Each person has an equal right to the most extensive liberties compatible with similar liberties for all.This principle is said to be egalitarian which litreally means a person or a society who treats all persons have equal and similar rights.this principle promotes equality and governs the distribution of equal liberties to all.

2. Different principle:

Social and economic inequalities should be arranged so that they are both (a) to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged persons, and (b) attached to offices and positions open to all under conditions of equality of opportunity.2[a] is not quite egalitaian because it suggests to provide benefits to the least advantaged persons whereas 2[b] is said to wgalitarian because it provide equa and similar opportunities to all people.This principle means to raise the living standard of the people who are not or least empowered living in their worst off and also puts forth the ideas that privileged positions are not regreted on the basis of irrelevant discrimination.

This principles of justice is not exactly a workable solution to ecenomic equality because he failed to address the hierarchial injustice that are embedded in familial relations and capitalist society, because he failed to realize that the original solution to the economic equality revolves round the removal of poverty and promoting fairness. Not only equal liberties and opportunities provide equality only when all the citizens in the economy lie above the povert line it proves to be an exact solution to the economic equality.